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EE Hub firmware versions

We regularly update your Smart Hub to keep your broadband secure, stable, and performing at its best, often adding new features and behind-the-scenes fixes.   Hub nameModelLatest firmware versionNotesSmart Hub 6 PlusSH30Ar3.8.30 Smart Hub 6 PlusSH31B...

James_B by EE Community Manager
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Top Tips for pairing your WiFi Extenders to the Smart Hub 7 Pro

We’ve seen a few customers asking for help pairing their extenders wirelessly with their Smart Hub 7 Pro. We haven’t been able to confirm a fault, but if you need some more help, there’s a reliable workaround that usually gets things connected first ...

Chrissy_G by EE Knowledge Specialist
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Google Pixel 8 WiFi issues?

We're aware of reports from Google Pixel 8 users who are having difficulties connecting their phones to the new Smart Hub 7 Plus. When trying to connect your Pixel 8 to the hub's WiFi, you may find that it fails to connect at all, or connects very br...

James_B by EE Community Manager
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Need Help with Your Home Broadband Speed or Connection?

To effectively help you with any Broadband speed or connection issues we would need to see some hard data about your line after carrying out a few short tests for starters, which will enable us to diagnose the problem and advise you further.   Using ...

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XRaySpeX by EE Community Star
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Changing Your WiFi Password on a Smart Hub

You may have seen in the News that some ISPs have had a security breach whereby their users' routers WiFi passwords have been hacked. You might want to change the WiFi password of your EE Smart Hub router in case a similar attack is made against EE's...

XRaySpeX by EE Community Star
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Outdated router

I've had my current EE router for a number of years now. It's the one with a black plastic strip down the centre of the front that carries the lights. Over the last couple of years I've had problems with my internet dropping out at least five times a...

FiestaRed by Established Contributor
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Resolved! broadband slow every night around 8.30 - 9.00PM

Every single night our netflix (or whatever video streaming service we are using) starts to buffer constantly starting around 8.30pm and becomes un watchable (we didn't have this probem with our old provider Virgin) - it's like EE have flipped a swit...

danz1man by Visitor
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Will Fibre 50 cap my upload speed?

I'm moving from NOW to EE, and the fastest option available to me was Fibre 50 (no doubt due to my download speeds being below 50Mbps, whereas the rest of the properties around me in the cul de sac have significantly faster speeds).However, my typica...

Dabmonger by Established Contributor
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Speed capped between 7PM-11PM (on 1.6 Gbps package)

For the past week, between 7-11PM, my download speed has been very low, between 150-300Mbps. I’ve restarted my ONT, my 3rd party router, I’ve even plugged in my EE router, and the app says I’m receiving below the guaranteed speed of 1.3Gbps.Throughou...

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Ar5had007 by Investigator
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Resolved! Router is stuck on green light

Hi, looking for abit of help my internet has stopped working and my EE router is stuck with a green light and flashes once ever 20 secs I have phoned EE and they have told me it's the power cable which I can't understand if the router is lite up I ha...

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Neillee88 by Investigator
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Wifi connection keeps failing

Today for no known reason our WiFi disconnected. We did the usual steps to reset and connection was made again which lasted a couple of minutes and disconnected. We have now reset the router and modem multiple times and are still unable to maintain a...

STU39 by Investigator
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Resolved! ee wifi hotspot gone

as the title says, the ee wifi hotspot i use is gone. i pay for broadband at home and use the hotspot when i stay with my grandma, which may be for days or weeks, and i rely on it fully whilst im there. after using it for months i have noticed that t...

Resolved! Transferring account within family

@ In our family home we have had the same landline number for over 50 years. My brother whilst living at my mums house after my dad died took over the phone account and has had with landline, broadband and mobile. My mum now wants to have the account...

MissT2025 by Investigator
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